Adjustable rib-tip-holding umbrella-handle.



A. ERICKSON. .-:ETLADJUSTABLE RIB TIP HOLDING UMBRELLA HANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. -25, 1911. 1,042,417. Patented 0st. 29, 1912.

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ANTON ERICKSON, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO WALTER IVI.

. JACKSON, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

ADJUSTABLE RIB-TIP-I-IOLDING UMBRELLA-HANDLE.

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To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, ANTON ERICKSON, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of Portland, county of Multnomah,State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Improvement inAdjustable Rib-Tip-I-Iolding Umbrella-Handles, of which the following isa specification.

My invention has for its object to provide means for securing togetherthe tips of umbrella ribs when the umbrella is closed, so as toeliminate the annoyance of having the umbrella partly open while beingcarried about; also to so contrive said tipconfining means that theyshall be virtually concealed by the umbrella handle; in other words, soas to be inconspicuous, and that the neatness of the handle will not betrespassed upon in any manner. Also to so arrange the parts that therib-locking means may be brought into and out of active position by themere up and down movement of the handle on the rod. These features andothers incidental to my invention are hereinafter fully described, andillustrated in the drawings.

In the latter: Figure l is a partial sectional elevation, showing myinvention applied to an umbrella made with a fixed handle; this viewshowing the device so arranged as to confine the tips of the ribs fromspreading out; Fig. 2 shows my invention embodied in a well known typeof umbrella, in which the handle is removable, my rib-holding devicebeing moved to its inactive position, so as to disengage the tips of theribs preparatory to the opening of the umbrella; Fig. 3 also illustratesmy invention as applied to an umbrella of the removable-handle type; thearrangement of the parts is substantially the same, as far as theoperation is concerned, as that illustrated in Fig. 2, the details ofconstruction being, however, somewhat varied, as will be hereinafterfully explained; and the tipholding devices are shown as arranged intheir active state, so as to hold the ribs in closed position; Fig. 4 isa horizontal section taken on a line A-A of the inner tube seen in Fig.l, showing such inner tube as made with four slits, for the purpose ofrendering it resilient and permitting it to be sprung into and out ofits active position;

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 25, 1911.

Patented Oct. 29, 191,2.

Serial No. 616,988.

and Fig. 5 is a plan sect-ion on line B-B of Fig. 3, showing the innertube as having only two slits; the details of Figs. t and 5 are,however, mere matters of convenience.

Referring in the first instance to the device shown in Fig. 1: a, a,represent the tips of umbrella ribs, and b the common tubular umbrellarod. The latter is slitted at the top, as at c, and as shown in thecross section Fig. 4, so as to render the separated upper portions CZcompressible, for the purpose of springing said portions into and out ofengagement with the indentations or protrusions c of the sleeve f; saidseparated portions d being provided with corresponding depressions orconcavities g. The sleeve f is adapted to slide freely on the rod Z9 andit is slitted in its opposite walls at h, so as to receive theprojecting ends of the stop-pin z'. In'the upper end of the sleeve f issecured a plug j, and on such plug is aiiixed a handle 7c. On the lowerend of the sleeve f'is affixed a cup-shaped ferrule l, stamped orotherwise made in any convenient manner.

By seizing the umbrella below the ferrule with one hand, and seizing thehandle 7c with the other, the indentations e of the sleeve f may bedisengaged from their locking contact with the correlated concavities gof the rod b, and the ferrule may then be pulled up suiciently to clearthe tips a, and permit the umbrella to be opened, substantially asrepresented in Fig. 2. In the latter the tubular rod m has slidinglymounted on it a sleeve n, slitted at the top, as at 0, for the purposementioned; and the details of construction in other respects aresubstantially the same, except that the handle ya is removable. Topermit such removal, the sleeve n is made with a slot Q, and the rod mis made with an aperture r. I/Vithin the rod fm, is inserted a spring s,made with a stud t and a button u. The latter is made of such heightthat when pressed in, by a finger bearing thereon, the stud t will bewithdrawn from the slot g and permit the detachment of the handle. Inother respects the device operates in the same manner as described withrespect to Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, as already mentioned, shows a construction resembling andoperating like that shown in Fig. 2. The rod o is forked at its upperend w, so as to straddle a transverse pin fr, affixed in theintermediate sleeve L, which is normally locked in place by the stud yon the spring 2, which projects through an aperture of the intermediatetube. By pressing in the stud y with the finger, and disengaging it fromthe intermediate sleeve L, the latter may be slid off the rod o; suchaction taking place when the handle 3 is to be detached. On theintermediate sleeve h is slidably mounted a sleeve 4, slitted at itsopposite side 5, so as to receive the ends of the pin rlhe upper end ofthe intermediate sleeve la is slitted longitudinally, as at 6, and theoperation of the devices here shown, in other respects, is the same asthat of the devices shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The slitted upper end of the umbrella rod must be adapted to hold thehandle securely against slipping out of place, whether the ferrule bearranged to engage or to release the rib-tips.

As will be noted from the illustration, the sliding movement of thehandle is limited, in two instances, by a stop-pin z' (Fig. l) or a:(Fig. 3), and in the construction shown in Fig. 2 by the lug Thus whenthe handle has been pulled up as far as it will go, as shown in Fig. 2,the upper split or slitted ends of the umbrella rod will bear againstthe indentations of the outer sleeve. And

the slitted upper ends of the rod are roundp ed so as to facilitateforcing them by the indentation of the outer sleeve.

The cup-shaped ferrule is secured in place on the lower end of thehandle-piece, as more clearly illustrated in Fig. l. The lower end ofthe handle is shouldered on its periphery, and thereon is aiiiXed theinner end 9 of the perpendicular external flange of the ferrule Z; andthe lower end of the outer tube f is crimped so as to form a flange 7after it has been inserted through the central perforation of thehorizontal disk 8 of the ferrule.

I claim:

l. In an umbrella, the combination of a rod the upper end of which isslitted longitudinally so as to be compressible; a sleeve slidablymounted on said slitted rod-end; the inner end of said sleeve beingprovided with a longitudinal slot, a spring inserted in the rod andprovided with a stud projecting through said slot of the sleeve, andsaid spring also being made with a button projecting through an orificetherefor provided in the rod, and the parts being so arranged that whenthe button of the spring is depressed the stud on the latter will bewithdrawn from the slotted end of the sleeve and permit the removal ofthe latter from the rod; means for holding the sleeve in the position towhich it is slitted until forcibly rearranged; a ferrule afliXed on thelower end of the sleeve and including a cup-shaped portion adapted to besett over the rib-tips when arranged together at the base of the handle;and a handle aflixed on said sleeve.

2. In an umbrella, the combination of a rod the upper end of which isslitted longitudinally so as to be compressible; said slitted upper-endhaving a depression formed in it; a sleeve slidably mounted on saidslitted rod-end and provided with a protrusion on the interior adaptedto be seated in said depression of the rod; the inner end of said sleevebeing provided with a longitudinal slot, a spring inserted in the rodand provided with a stud projecting through said slot of the sleeve, andsaid spring also being made with a button projecting through an orificetherefor provided in the rod, and the parts being so arranged that whenthe button of the spring is depressed the stud on the latter will bewithdrawn from the slotted end of the sleeve and permit the removal ofthe latter from the rod; a ferrule afliXed on the lower end of thesleeve and including a cup-shaped portion adapted to be set over therib-tips when arranged together at the base of the handle; and a handleaffixed on said sleeve.

3. In an umbrella, the combination of a rod the upper end of which isslitted longitudinally so as to be compressible; the eX- tremities ofsaid slitted portions being rounded and said slitted end also having adepression formed in it; a sleeve slidably mounted on said slittedrod-end and provided with a protrusion on the interior adapted to beseated in said depression of the rod; the inner end of said sleeve beingprovided with a longitudinal slot, a spring inserted in the rodand'provided with a stud projecting through said slot of the sleeve, andsaid spring also being made with a button projecting through an orificetherefor provided in the rod, and the parts being so 110 arranged thatwhen the button of the spring is depressed the stud on the latter willbe withdrawn from the slotted end of the sleeve and permit the removalof the latter from the rod; a ferrule afliXed on the lower end 115 ofthe sleeve and including a cup-shaped portion adapted to be set over therib-tips when arranged together at the base of the handle; and a handleaffixed on said sleeve.

t. An umbrella handle having a socket 12e tube inserted therein, a tipretainer mounted on said socket tube, a sliding tube telescoping withinsaid socket tube and adapted to be rigidlymounted on an umbrella stick,said sliding tube being split and flared at its i125 inner end toyieldingly engage said socket tube1 and means to limit the relativesliding movement of said socket tube and said sliding tube.

5. An umbrella handle having a socket i3@ tube inserted therein, a tipretainer at the limit the relative sliding movement o the outerelXtremty of said soeet tlibe, a sliding two tubes.

tu e te esooping Within sai soo zet tube having its inner end split andprovided with ANTON ERICKSON means to engage said socket tube, the saidWitnesses:

socket tube having slots and the said sliding CECIL LONG,

tube having a pin mounted in the slots to W. LEWIS Goor.

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